Helena Petersdotter

Brief Life History of Helena

When Helena Petersdotter was born on 6 December 1802, in Algutsboda, Kronoberg, Sweden, her father, Peter Jonasson, was 37 and her mother, Maria Jonasdotter, was 41. She married Anders Widerquist on 15 May 1829, in Augerum, Blekinge, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 21 November 1879, in Ljunggårdsköp, Göteryd, Kronoberg, Sweden, at the age of 76.

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Family Time Line

Anders Widerquist
1809–1888
Helena Petersdotter
1802–1879
Marriage: 15 May 1829
Nils Peter Andersson
1829–

Sources (7)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Helena Petersdotter - Individual or family possessions: Family genealogies: birth: 6 December 1802; Algutsboda, Kronoberg, Sweden
  • Helena Petersdr, "Sweden Marriages, 1630-1920"
  • Helena Petersdotter in household of Anders Wideqvist, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"

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World Events (6)

1809

Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.

1814

Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.

1832

Göta Canal opened.

Name Meaning

form of Helen , used also in Germany, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, and Eastern Europe.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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